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Offshore Incorporations
Offshore locations have a great attraction for a new company startup and individuals from all environments.
There are a number of advantages of incorporating offshore, including Investment opportunities, capital security or income as well as anonyminity. CFS International Formations Limited can help you with the incorporation of your offshore company formation.
Please see below the countries we can assist in the set up of your offshore venture.
We will be expanding the list of countries we are able to incorporate in, so please call us and we may still be able to help you.
For more information please click on the plus sign to view, you will also be able to order your new company formation from the information page.
CFS International Formations LTD website is simple and easy to follow when starting up your new company, CFS have a close connection to Companies House which is ideal for a offshore formation for your company startup.CFS
International Formations Limited is able to incorporate you new company
offshore formation within 2-4 hours. Sometimes your new company can be
incorporated within 1 hour. To assist you as much as possible, when incorporating
your new offshore company formation, our system will automatically check
with the live database at the registrars, to ensure that your company
name is available to use. If a company name is already taken and registered
at Companies House, our system will inform you of this. Our name check
also notifies you if your company formations name contains a sensitive word. Our
offshore company formation service provides you with the tools you need
to get your new company up and running. A
company that is incorporated outside your resident country or jurisdiction
is known as an offshore company formation, such as a Seychelles offshore company. There are
many advantages of incorporating an offshore company; some of these are
that an offshore company offers confidentiality and privacy etc. There
are many offshore jurisdictions that provide different opportunities to
establish and manage a business activity in a tax and cost effective environment.Advantages:
By incorporating in Belize, a business gains a wide range of competitive advantages, including:- business can be conducted internationally
- no requirements on profession or financial standing
- no reporting requirements
- no accounting requirements
- no taxation on any kind of income
- legal tax exemption
- highest level of privacy protection
Companies incorporated in Belize are exempt from any kind of taxation, are empowered to conduct all types of business and may have clients, contractors, suppliers and employees from any country.
Advantages:
By incorporating in the BVI, a business gains a wide range of competitive advantages, including:- Exemption from all local taxes and stamp duty.
- Flexible and creative corporate structures for international businesses
- Online name reservation and incorporation (fulfilment within 48 hours)
- Customized corporate certificates and document verification)
- No required public disclosure of company officers or shareholders
- No accounting, organizational or annual general meeting requirements
- Freedom to transfer assets or merge or consolidate with foreign entities
- Availability of bearer shares and no minimum required capital
- Option of one or more shareholder(s) or director(s); no residency requirements
- Shares issued in any currency or for consideration other than cash
- Access to experienced and trustworthy local industry professionals
- Highly competitive government and registered agent fees and costs
- These Corporations may undertake any type of lawful business activity. However, the law specifically limits business enterprises such as banking, trust services, insurance services and other similar financial services to specially licensed companies. All other activities may be conducted with little regulation or interference from the BVI government
- We can offer corporate officers and directors or nominees to ensure full service to clients. It is not necessary for the officers and directors to be BVI residents, nor is it necessary for the officers to be directors of the company. Only 1 director is required, although it is recommended that more than one officer be appointed
- International Business Companies (IBC’s) are exempt from all local taxes and stamp duty. In particular they are not subject to income tax, nor are dividends, interest, income and other monetary benefits paid by an IBC to non-residents of the British Virgin Islands. Upon the sale or transfer of the IBC’s shares to a third person, capital gains tax is not payable under BVI law. Furthermore, IBC’s are not required to file tax returns or any other type of report or declaration to this government regarding foreign-source income.
- The name of the Company may be any name, which the client chooses. Please note, however, that there are over 300,000 companies incorporated in the BVI, and therefore it is possible that the desired name has already been taken.
Order Offshore Incorporation in BVI ( British Virgin Islands)
Advantages:
By incorporating in the Cyprus, a business gains a wide range of competitive advantages, including:- A uniform corporate tax rate of 10% is introduced for all companies.
- Dividend income is exempt from tax in Cyprus irrespective of its source, provided certain conditions are satisfied. Where the exemption does not apply, 15% defence tax is payable but credit for foreign tax suffered is given irrespective of the existence of a treaty.
- ·Interest income is 50% exempt from corporate tax, unless it is received in the ordinary course of business in which case it is taxed like normal trade income. That portion of interest income that is exempt from corporate tax is subject to defence tax at 10%, but credit is given for foreign tax suffered irrespective of the existence of a treaty.
- Profit from the disposal of securities is exempt from tax in Cyprus.
- Profits of a permanent establishment maintained abroad by a Cyprus company are exempt from tax in Cyprus
- There is no withholding tax on dividends paid to non-resident shareholders.
- There is no withholding tax on interest payments made abroad. There is no withholding tax on the payment of royalties derived from outside Cyprus.
- Corporation or physical person of any nationality may act as directors. A minimum of one (1) director. A registered office in Cyprus is required.
- Cyprus has concluded over 34 Double Tax Treaties.
- All Cypriot companies must appoint a company secretary, who may be a natural person or body corporate. It is advisable to appoint a resident company secretary.
- The minimum share capital for a Cyprus incorporation is CYP£1000 and the maximum capital is CYP£5000. This can be converted into any currency.
- For a company to take advantage of the 10% corporation tax, the company must be controlled from Cyprus and have a resident Director, Secretary and Registered Office. Which is why on the premier package there may be the applicant as a director and also a nominee director.
- A limited liability company is formed in Cyprus under the Companies Law Cap 113, which is based on the English Companies Act 1948. Company accounts will need to be filed yearly along with the Annual return.
Advantages:
By incorporating in Delaware, a business gains a wide range of competitive advantages, including:- Certain Tax advantages.
- Members can enjoy Limited Liability and asset protection.
- No annual general meeting requirements
- Highly competitive government and registered agent fees and costs which are required by Delaware State Laws
- These Corporations may undertake most types of lawful business activities.
- It is not necessary for the Members or Managers to be resident in Florida.
- The name of the Company may be any name, of choice providing availability. I can check the availability of the name for a company at any time during the working day. If the name is not available, then we will let you know and we can suggest alternatives, if you so desire.
- There is no minimum share capital requirements
Advantages:
By incorporating in Florida, a business gains a wide range of competitive advantages, including:- Certain Tax advantages.
- Members can enjoy Limited Liability.
- No annual general meeting requirements
- Highly competitive government and registered agent fees and costs which are required by Florida State Laws
- These Corporations may undertake most types of lawful business activities.
- It is not necessary for the Members or Managers to be resident in Florida.
- The name of the Company may be any name of choice providing availability. I can check the availability of the name for a company at any time during the working day. If the name is not available, then we will let you know and we can suggest alternatives, if you so desire.
- There is no minimum share capital requirements
Advantages:
By incorporating in Panama, a business gains a wide range of competitive advantages, including:- No reporting requirements (since Panama has a territorial tax system, while the income is earned offshore or from exempt sources, such as interest on bank accounts, then the corporation is not required to present tax returns or audited accounts).
- While the income earned by the company is not Panamanian-source income, there will not be any income tax due in Panama and hence no tax returns necessary here
- Funds and accumulated offshore profits can be deposited or invested in any country in the world without becoming subject to taxation in Panama.
- It is possible to keep a business under direct control while maintaining complete confidentiality. This is possible because the names and details of the beneficial owners are not publicly available, since they are not filed at the public registry
- The company is not required to file any changes to ownership schedule, after the registration is complete, which means that only the directors of the company will know who the shareholders are (since they maintain the company records and will be responsible for the issuance of the share certificates)
- It is not required to maintain a legal address, such as a Registered Office in Panama. Nevertheless, every Panamanian corporation has a Registered Agent in Panama, which must be a lawyer or a law firm
- There are no Citizenship or residency requirements or restrictions with respect to Owners, Directors and Officers of the company
- Shareholders` and Directors` meetings may be held anywhere in the world
- Shares of the company may be issued in a registered form or to "Bearer", known as bearer shares
- One person may hold all three offices of the President, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer of the Company
- Protection from inflation, since Panama`s currency (the Balboa) is pegged to the US dollar, in Panama there is no inflation upon the devaluation of the Balboa. Nevertheless, the Panamanian economy is subject to the fluctuations of the US Dollar, particularly against the Euro
- Reduction in legal liabilities, since the company has limited liability
- The company name can be in any language. There are restrictions on what type of words you can use in a company name. It is not possible to use any words, which convey that the business of the company is of a licensed nature, such as Betting, Insurance, Financing, Trust or Banking business
- The name of the company must include one of the following words or its abbreviation: Corporation (Corp.), Incorporated (Inc.), Societe Anonyme or Sociedad Anonima (S.A.), Aktiengesellschaft (A.G.)
Advantages:
By incorporating in the Seychelles, a business gains a wide range of competitive advantages, including:- An International Business Company is not taxed in Seychelles on its worldwide profits
- Seychelles taxation is territorial in that only income derived from a source in Seychelles is liable
- No required public disclosure of company officers or shareholders
- No accounting, organizational or annual general meeting requirements
- Availability of bearer shares and no minimum required capital
- Option of one or more shareholder(s) or director(s); no residency requirements
- Highly competitive government and registered agent fees and costs
- These Corporations may undertake any type of lawful business activity. However, the law specifically limits business enterprises such as banking, trust services, insurance services and other similar financial services to specially licensed companies
- We can offer corporate officers and directors or nominees to ensure full service to clients. It is not necessary for the officers and directors to be residents, nor is it necessary for the officers to be directors of the company. Only 1 director is required
- a Seychelles IBC is a completely tax-free corporation, insofar as it complies with a few simple rules – first of all, the rule of non-operation within the Seychelles
- The name of the Company may be any name, which is available
- There is no minimum capital stipulation. The standard authorised share capital is US$100,000 divided into 100,000 shares of US$1 each. The share capital may be expressed in any currency. There is no obligation to pay up share capital.
